Lac de la Pie-Grieche, Quebec: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Within Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, you have Lac de la Pie-Grieche. The surface lies 386 metres up. Pont Rouge sits 82 km from here and is the nearest stop. For a city, Saguenay is 124 km off. Alternatives close at hand: Lac de la Coupe 0.6 km away, Lac du Tisserand lies 0.8 km on, Lac en Zigzag 0.9 km away, Lac Effile lies 1.4 km on and Lac du Chantier 1.5 km away. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lac de la Pie-Grieche

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Survey and observation records for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean include northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Treat Lac de la Pie-Grieche as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 16°C and January about -19°C. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. Climate figures give an open season running early May to mid November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Anyone fishing Lac de la Pie-Grieche regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. The nearest alternative is Lac de la Coupe, 0.6 km out. Rules at Lac de la Pie-Grieche are worth checking on the day.